Dear Jim, Tempted? Nah. I just use 'em when appropriate.
I either use downtube shifters (7s friction and 10s indexed) or Ergo/doubletap levers (10s). On my long-distance bike, I actually use the Campagnolo 10s shaped levers and (10s) downtube shifters, as on longer events, or on extended day trips in very bad weather (that's 40-30degF and sustained snain) I find the manual dexterity required to use integrated shift levers is too high. I can shift indexed downtube levers with my fist.... Also, they're lighter, and I still have the benefit of the improved ergonomics of the huge modern lever bodies. I tried pretty hard to like bar-ends, and never warmed up to them for general use. I prefer either the 1-handed double shift of a downtube lever, or the ease of a double shift on Ergo levers (SRAM levers aren't too much harder; STI I just don't love). As a sweater, I understand your challenges, though I've never gummed up a shifter with sweat. Traditional quill stems, on the other hand, did not fare so well. I had to pull them regularly and grease the quill and expander or it would all corrode in place, leading to ugly mutterings and extended removal procedures. Best Regards, Will William M. deRosset Fort Collins, CO On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 9:05:33 AM UTC-7, Jim Bronson wrote: > > I find myself re-thinking my allegiance to bar-ends, because I sweat > so much between May and September riding here in Texas, that I gum > them up fairly regularly. > > Then something like this comes up. > > http://www.nashbar.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?partNumber=YS-ST4600-BASE&catalogId=10052&storeId=10053&langId=-1&utm_source=nashbar&utm_medium=email&utm_content=151210Th&utm_campaign=Products&cm_mmc=Email-_-nashbar-_-151210Th-_-Products&cm_em=jim.bron...@gmail.com&spMailingID=12498453&spUserID=NjA1MzcwOTY2NDES1&spJobID=643355659&spReportId=NjQzMzU1NjU5S0 > > > And I find myself feeling conflicted. This is only a little more than > what Riv sells bar-ends for... > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > signature goes here > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
